Background
Lithgow was born in Wanganui in 1933.
Lithgow was born in Wanganui in 1933.
He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and Lincoln University.
He represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament from 1975, when he defeated the incumbent Joe Walding by 148 votes. After having worked hard for his constituency, Lithgow left Palmerston North two months after the 1978 election for Auckland, where he found employment. He later moved to Wanganui, where he became a Wanganui city councillor.
In the 1996 election, he stood for ACT in the Whanganui electorate.
Lithgow died on 1 March 2004.